Vareva producer Uma Maheshwar Rao kidnapped

Producer-director Umamaheshwar Rao, who is making the film Vareva with Gautham, son of Brahmanandam, has been kidnapped by another producer-distributor Raaj Varma who demanded Rs 15 lakhs to release Rao.

Umamaheshwar Rao had lodged a complaint with Jubilee Hills police on December 31. Based on the complaint, Jubilee Hills police inspector K Narsing Rao arrested Varma and his associates and seized Rs 8.04 lakh cash, six tolas gold jewellery, five cellphones, a Hyundai Verna car (AP9BN 279), a pistol and six live rounds from their possession.